Participants of this year’s Great North Run have been sharing their memories of the run with students. The event, beginning in Newcastle and concluding in South Shields, has taken place every year since 1981. This year’s run is thought to have involved over 43,000 people. The 39th edition of the […]
Month: September 2018
South Shields MP calls for urgent funding of deaf children’s services
A North East MP has called on the government to increase funding for deaf children’s services. South Shields MP, Emma Lewell-Buck, has criticised the government for education cuts, leading to a lack of support in schools for deaf children. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ms Lewell-Buck said: “A toxic […]
Blaydon MP shouts in support of deaf children’s services
A North East MP, Liz Twist, has expressed her support for Deaf Children’s Services in the House of Commons and called for more funding for local authorities. With a particular focus on education, health and care for the deaf children of the UK, Blaydon’s MP has demonstrated her concerns that […]
North East MP warns no deal Brexit will destroy jobs in the region
A North East MP has warned Parliament of the risk to the North East’s export industry should no deal be made on Brexit. In the House of Commons, Newcastle Labour MP Chi Onwurah demanded answers from the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, on how the Government were […]
North East MP calls for government action on teacher crisis
A Tyne & Wear MP has demanded government answer on the worrying decrease of teachers in North East. In a debate in House of Commons on September 10 2018, Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, Bridget Phillipson, put a spotlight on what she claimed to be “growing crisis” regarding […]
North East MP backs GCSE in British Sign Language
A North East MP has called for the Department for Education to introduce a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). The Labour MP for Gateshead, Ian Mearns – who is also chair of the Backbench Business Committee – brought attention to the plight of deaf children in the education system […]
North East MP Concerned with UK Prisons
A North East MP is concerned with prison violence in England and Wales. Mary Glindon, a Labour MP for North Tyneside, has raised concerns about the recent increase in incidents in prisons across the UK. On September 4 2018, Ms Glindon said: “This level of violence is a consequence of […]